Kimberly Vanessa Rodríguez Cubero (born 26 March 1999), known as Kimberly Rodríguez, is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Liga MX Femenil Liga MX Femenil, also known as Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, Federación Mexicana d ...

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Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

. Born in the United States, she represents

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at the international level.

College career

Rodríguez spent five years (2017–2021) playing

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for the

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. During her time with the Cowgirls, Rodríguez became an important part of the team, making 90 appearances, scoring 10 goals and 25 assists.

Club career

Club América (2022–2025)

After wrapping-up college in the fall of 2021, Rodríguez signed her first professional contract with

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on 1 January 2022. She made her league debut with América on 15 January 2022, on a match against Pumas as part of matchday two of the Clausura 2022 tournament. Since her debut with América, Rodríguez has become a key player for the club and has played an important role in recent America's successes, such as the Liga MX Femenil championship that the club obtained during the Clausura 2023 tournament.

International career

Rodríguez has been part of the

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program since the U-15 level. She represented Mexico at the youth level in the

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, two

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editions (

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and

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), the

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, the

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, and the

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. She made her senior debut with Mexico on 27 February 2019, in a

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against

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2023 Pan American Games

Rodríguez was selected by Mexico's manager Pedro López to represent Mexico at the

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held in

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. During this competition, Rodriguez started on four of the five games that Mexico played, helping the team go undefeated to obtain the gold medal for the first time in history at the Pan American Games.

2024 W Gold Cup

Rodríguez was part of the Mexico national team that participated at the

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. She played a minor role during this competition, appearing only in one of the five games that Mexico played during the competition.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first''

Honours

Mexico *

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, gold medal Club América *

: Clausura 2023

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Kimberly 1999 births Living people Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders Mexican women's footballers Mexico women's international footballers Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games footballers for Mexico Footballers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics American women's soccer players Soccer players from Texas People from Montgomery, Texas Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Texas American sportspeople of Mexican descent Oklahoma State Cowgirls soccer players Liga MX Femenil players Club América (women) footballers 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century Mexican sportswomen